Musings from the Stress Less staff regarding the current state of stress in our lives and what we are or are not doing about it. Contributed by psychologists,exercise physiologists,dietitians,and just plain marketing folks.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Thinking is doing!

Although it
may come as a surprise to you, you are the master of your universe that you
elect to create by your thinking, Your thinking creates your feelings and your
feelings create your life. Want to feel good and love your life-then start to
think good thoughts and be positive.

Try this on
for size. Visualize you are eating a fresh cut lime. Do you feel the sour taste
in your mouth? Now, think about eating some sugar to dilute the sour taste.
Feel the difference? The sugar taste will overtake the sour taste and change your
feelings of sour vs. sweet. This can work on any issue you have and can always
work in your favor if you think the right thoughts.

It is so
simple it is a shame that the vast majority of people are not aware or just too
lazy to learn how to control their thoughts and feelings. It will cost nothing
and return significant dividends.

Start to
control your life for the better and begin your own self improvement program by
working on your positive thoughts which will begin to change how you feel and
how you live your life.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Presidential
Stress!

According to a recent Pew Research Poll, over 55% of
the American Electorate are experiencing stress and anxiety about the upcoming Presidential
Election, saying they were “disgusted”. Even worse, over 70% said Trump would
make them nervous, if elected, and over 50% for Clinton.

My, what a lovely mess we have gotten ourselves in! It is hard
to believe that with all the talented people we have in the US that Clinton and
Trump are the best we can put forward for the next Presidency. And with these
high numbers of disapproval, it only gets worse once the new President is in
office.

So, the majority of us are going to be disappointed
with whoever wins and if Trump gets in, watch out Military, because he could
get us into to some serious trouble globally with his “off the cuff” remarks.

What are we supposed to do about this? Are we to live
in constant stress and anxiety for the next four years? Do we now start our
routine presidential stress management programs to help defend us and cope?

What we need to do is just be good Americans and “keep
our cool”. Since we create our own stress with our thoughts, the best strategy
is to “rethink” our feelings and just let them go. We will not help ourselves
or others once the newly elected President takes office. We will not change
anything once that happens.

However, it is imperative that each person support the
candidate of their choice and to vote. Once that is done, our work should be
devoted to finding capable people to represent
this great country.

According to a recent Pew Research Poll, over 55% of
the American Electorate are experiencing stress and anxiety about the upcoming Presidential
Election, saying they were “disgusted”. Even worse, over 70% said Trump would
make them nervous, if elected, and over 50% for Clinton.

My what a mess we have gotten ourselves in! It is hard
to believe that with all the talented people we have in the US that Clinton and
Trump are the best we can put forward for the next Presidency. And with these
high numbers of disapproval, it only gets worse once the new President is in
office.

So, the majority of us are going to be disappointed
with whoever wins and if Trump gets in, watch out Military, because he could
get us into to some serious trouble globally with his “off the cuff” remarks.

What are we supposed to do about this? Are we to live
in constant stress and anxiety for the next four years? Do we now start our
routine presidential stress management programs to help defend us and cope?

What we need to do is just be good Americans and “keep
our cool”. Since we create our own stress with our thoughts, the best strategy
is to “rethink” our feelings and just let them go. We will not help ourselves
or others once the newly elected President takes office. We will not change
anything once that happens.

However, it is imperative that each person support the
candidate of their choice and to vote. Once that is done, our work should be
devoted to finding capable people to represent
this great country.

According to a recent Pew Research Poll, over 55% of
the American Electorate are experiencing stress and anxiety about the upcoming Presidential
Election, saying they were “disgusted”. Even worse, over 70% said Trump would
make them nervous, if elected, and over 50% for Clinton.

My what a mess we have gotten ourselves in! It is hard
to believe that with all the talented people we have in the US that Clinton and
Trump are the best we can put forward for the next Presidency. And with these
high numbers of disapproval, it only gets worse once the new President is in
office.

So, the majority of us are going to be disappointed
with whoever wins and if Trump gets in, watch out Military, because he could
get us into to some serious trouble globally with his “off the cuff” remarks.

What are we supposed to do about this? Are we to live
in constant stress and anxiety for the next four years? Do we now start our
routine presidential stress management programs to help defend us and cope?

What we need to do is just be good Americans and “keep
our cool”. Since we create our own stress with our thoughts, the best strategy
is to “rethink” our feelings and just let them go. We will not help ourselves
or others once the newly elected President takes office. We will not change
anything once that happens.

However, it is imperative that each person support the
candidate of their choice and to vote. Once that is done, our work should be
devoted to finding capable people to represent
this great country.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Laughter is free
medicine-take it often!

Life events have you on the ropes? Then muster up a
good laugh and you and your body will benefit immensely. Laughter will help
your muscles relax, release endorphins (the feel good chemicals) which will help you
feel better, and increase your immune cells for better anti-bodies warding off infection.
At the same time, it will decrease your stress hormones. Add to that, it
increases your oxygen rich air intake and aids your heart in better blood vessel
flow.

For your mind, laughter helps you deal with life’s
persistent challenges by giving you a better perspective and balance of the real situation. Laughing with others also helps build stronger bonds with your
people connections and helps reduce negative emotions. Your mental weight or
emotional state of mind will also be suspended.

All of this and more for free…what a bargain! Start on
your path to more humor in your life with your gratitude for what you have and
smile more by laughing at yourself. Try to be playful and seek out like- minded
people and join their circle of friendship.

Ask yourself, is this situation really worth getting
upset for you or someone else? Observe a few kids and you will see natural
laughter at work. Don’t forget, you were a kid once and it helps to let your
inner child come out and laugh with you. It is also contagious.

About Me

Since 1995, Stress Less® (www.stress-less.com) has been helping folks around the world to feel better and to get into control of their health, both mentally and physically .
The blog authors are various staff members and consultants who have a few things to say about the trends,products and programs in stress management.